Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-08

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They live Just acres ths bay. too
hr0thers, the shgEt and familiar front
names Of wh0m are, respectlselys biil
sad sJosh.n They are big men, both
q them. They have bssa raechinR -
Fsther for cone tine and have always
sos along yell t0esthex. But few
days ago JoshsGaaersd the ofnce q 9
prominent attorney wearing al the evi-
dsnces on his face Of having had a
fouRh time Of ik.
ABfH and have had q Aeh.t" be 81
CLAIMED. . We jest rollsd ali 0veE the
aoor Of the cabin, and fsally BilPs
wife separated rs. The fuss occurred
on account Of q dispute over some wcrk
On the door. Bin hss cot The best OF
me, howeseT, because ] ana barred out
Of the house nov, and fnd thai easht
Get in. Waat 10 bring salt against
/ Bill
Aftar sone talk about the inadvis
ability Of suing his bFothar, and josh
still insisting. the pagers n the com
plant we're made cut and fled. and the
day fixed for hearing. which vas TO
have come OF before the Court IN Olym-
pa On ths day fixed. and shOrt time
before the departure Of the boat for
Olympia, the door Of the attorneys
ofioe swung open and there vas the
brother Bill, wearing On bis face, also,
the strong evidences Of Q light where
quarters had neither been asked nor
shown.
"Josk and / have bad Q free fight, be
said, End josh has gone and sued me
and I want yoa 10 20 down and try the
case fer me"
The attorney say his opportunity. and
told Bill that it was impossible. and be-
gan % depFscate the idea Of two bFeth-
ers going to Law, anyhow.
"But can't help IL. josh began the
suit, and have to stasd 70 Il" said
Bill.
"Yes. bat I have heard about this
feht, and ! am told that you have
barred the doors against Josh. How
about thatrs said the attorney.
That's ell right. IN do thst as long
as Josh il after me. I've no particular
fight against Josh, but Pm going 10 look
out for myself, and, you zee, be has
sued me now
With this evidence Of q willingness 20
compromise Bill was detained IN con-
versation while messenger was dis
patched to the boat at tbs docks, which
vas found TO be Just preparing TO move
away. Jesh was discovered on the deck
and Summoned 10 shore. he vas con-
Quoted 10 the attorneys of1ce, where
the two brothers we're permitted 10 coa-
front Zach other over vide table that
was placed between. After gtoWerrDR
at each other for 30 me time the counsel
Of the attorney and the satisfaction that
eaeh seemed 10 gather IN surveying the
black eyes and the generally used-up
appearance of the other finally effected
a reconciliation. Those who saw IL say
that the conference in its early stages
was a thing, the msmary Of which
would do much toward tightening the
ssdder side Of life.
HANDED ovKR TIE DEEDS.
A meeting of the trustees Of the lately
orsanized Skagit Railway and Lumber
Company was held on Wednesday even
ing, which continued along until the
nour approached midnight. At this
meeting the formal transfer, by deed. OF
TIE property and business plant of the
frm of Ball d Barlow, in SkaRit Ooanty,
Vas made. The prop srty consists OF
E60O0 acres of timber land along the
Skaeit River, a large fully-stocked
store, the annaal sales of which are es
tin ated at nearly 500 co, and all the
cattle and logging outfits for large
number OF camps. The headq
Of the company is at Sterling, kagis
County. the principal office being a.
Tacoma. The business TO which this
COMPANY succeeds vas began nine years
AGO by j. b. Ball, aud has grown to
probably the largest logging industry
in the Territory. B. ron Barlow be
came attached to it two years ago.
THE STOCKHOLDERS
OF this company and those Of the Pa
eitic Navigation Company also recently
organized, are practically the same and
viii work in harmony. The boat being
built oy the latter company has been
enlarged beyond the original plan. and
Il nov being built lao feet long and will
cost {25, 0co. The boat will be especially
devoted TO developing the Skagit river
company. The Skaeit Railway and
Lumber Company lie capitalized (paid
up at $250,C .0-the capital stock OF the
Pacific Navigation Company is about
5000.
Mike Healey, an old soldier who 70.
ceivsd a pension Isme weeks ago OF
$3.50 left this morning for the home OF
his son in Madison, Wis. Since raceiv
ing the pension Nike hss been having
what "the boys" call q "big time" and
his $3.50 has dropped down 10 about
$50. This had been fortunately IN
vested for him and consequently 10 Sc
cure from the difusive etects OF too
much fun.
Following are the arrivals at The Ia
coma: III. iappan. C. II. KittingeT,
Nav Cline, Seattle; George ". Driver,
Wilkeson; George Woodward, q. H.
MoCurdy, Portland; Wolf Shafsr. W.
K. Fenn, SteiIscoom; ID. @. jacobs, o. 5.
jacobson, John Arnett, San FFanciscoi
/ @. z. Ross, II. O. Eyersole. Logansport,
Ina. II SomaFman BOSTON.